Guide to the Management Gurus 5th Edition

Download or read book Guide to the Management Gurus 5th Edition written by Carol Kennedy and published by Random House. This book was released on 2012-03-31 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fifth edition of the original, best-selling guide to the ideas of leading management thinkers. The ten additional full-length entries range from classic gurus such as Henry Gantt and the Gilbreth time-and-motion pioneers to the latest thinkers influencing 21st-century business, including Clayton Christensen, master of innovation theory, and Karen Stephenson with her ground-breaking insights into human networks. The lives and work of more than 55 gurus are covered in clear and accessible style, along with penetrating analysis of their ideas and influence on management. Guide to the Management Gurus has sold around the world since its first publication in 1991, and has been translated into more than 15 languages, including Russian, Chinese, Korean and Japanese.